Cozen Cities: June 3, 2026

This Cozen Cities report compiles municipal policy developments across major U.S. cities, including Chicago’s data center policy review and affordable housing database pilot, and Minneapolis’s six-month moratorium on new data centers. The digest covers public safety initiatives like Baltimore’s vacant property boarding program, labor matters including Chicago’s tipped wage compromise, and budget actions such as Los Angeles’s $15 billion fiscal plan and Detroit’s credit rating upgrades. Multiple cities are grappling simultaneously with data center expansion, housing affordability, and public safety investment decisions.